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    2012 was his year, except the next three years after that were horrible for everyone. He had everything a person could want. Fame, money, and power, but he lost it all. His mistake would ruin everything, his cities respect, his city's reputation, his country's reputation, and his reputation. Everyone looked up to him, he gave the people hope, he was loved by everyone, so sad all the power he had, went to his head. When he wasn’t so famous and powerful, he was simply, humble. When the people…

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    Maya Adu Research Paper

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    Through the last thirty years of men’s international soccer there have been many teams to rise on the back of a single star. This player usually has the ability to make all of the players around him play better than ever before. A player in this position is generally thrust into the spotlight at an early age, usually mid to late teens, and if they are not the best at focusing, they are not given the time to develop their skills as they keep progressing through the ranks. I believe that this puts…

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    Greed Quotes

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    Literary Thesis Es6say “Greed does not rest until satisfied and greed is never satisfied.” This quote by Sam Eastland describes that people always have greed, even if it is a small amount. The book The Pearl a poor fisherman names Kino finds a huge pearl. Many people want the pearl that kino has. A first, Kino wants the pearl to cure his baby Coyotito from a scorpion sting but ends up wanting it more for materialistic things. Greed left unchecked can lead to immoral behavior because of the…

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    For years now I have learned how to play many sports, but I have fell in love with one sports in particular; soccer. One love this sport just because they can run faster, or that was the dominant sport where one was born and raise, but the Good Samaritan acts done by soccer players. I first came interested in soccer back in 2006 when Didier Drogba (Ivorian footballer) stopped civil war in Ivory Coast and later came across an article of how Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé (Retired…

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    Winning the Lottery is Not Always Good Think about winning the lottery. You might have only thought of the good things, not the bad. There is also consequences to winning the lottery. The Pearl, a novella by John Steinbeck demonstrates the theme of greed is a destructive force. In the beginning Kino is a poor pearl diver that lives with his wife, Juana and his son Coyotito in a brush house, content with his life and is happy. Later in the story, Coyotito is bitten by a poisonous scorpion, and…

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    Kino's Life

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    In the book The Pearl Kino and his wife Juana’s had a very simple life style it was just basically to live off the land. Before the big pearl they were a happy little family. Kino and Juana was happy before the pearl but when they found the pearl their lives changed for the worst. For a living they were pearl divers, they were poor but got by with the little pearls that they would find. They never fought over anything really, they were a happy couple. After they found the pearl, they tried to…

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    John Steinbeck’s novella, The Pearl, is filled with literary devices. The main character, Kino, lives in a Mexican coastal town and does not have much money. In the story, Kino finds the Pearl of the World and becomes a rich man. He hopes to marry his wife, Juana, in a church, educate his son, Coyotito, and buy a rifle. Many people make Kino offers for the pearl, but he turns them down thinking his pearl has more worth than what others offer him. Kino’s greed begins to get the best of him. John…

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    People often think most of their lives; this will happen, or that will happen, or this is the only thing that matters, but their opinions will probably change. In the story “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers, and The Pearl by John Steinbeck, the authors show us that just because somebody thinks something, it does not make it true. In The Pearl, the main character Kino finds a giant pearl and is consumed by wealth, but later learns that all he really needs is his family. In “The…

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    The Pearl Greed

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    The primary theme in "The Pearl" is how greed can destroy one's life with ease. At the beginning of the story, Kino is introduced as a gentle and kind family man. Kino works as a pearl diver to provide for his wife, Juana, and son, Coyitito. Despite not having much money, Kino is happy with his traditional life. However, when Coyitito is suddenly stung by a scorpion and is in critical condition, his life becomes much more complicated. Kino discovers the great pearl. At first, the pearl…

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    Have you ever acted in a certain way and then later changed your attitude or outlook based on events or situations that have taken place.? In the novel , The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck and the fictional short story “The treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers,this is exactly what happens. The pearl is about a man named kino who finds a large pearl to help his son who was stung by a scorpion. How ever every man in the village tries to steal the pearl from him. So kino changes…

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